Taye Diggs 'Hedwig' Debut Arrives Wednesday
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- On Top Magazine Staff
- | July 19, 2015
Taye Diggs on Wednesday will take over the role of Hedwig on Broadway.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch tells the story of a transgender rock musician's search for “my other half.”
Darren Criss, who is best known for playing gay student Blaine Anderson on the Fox musical-comedy Glee, ends his 12-week engagement and Diggs will debut as Hedwig on July 22, making him the show's first African-American lead.
Diggs' Broadway credentials include roles in Rent, Wicked and Chicago.
“I'm going to bring a little chocolate to it – mix it up,” Diggs recently said during an appearance on HuffPost Live.
He added that he thinks “Broadway is far more liberal and a lot less concerned with race.”
“I think theatergoers themselves are a little bit more liberal than your average moviegoer,” Diggs said.